es9018 current mode question

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coinmaster

Joined Dec 24, 2015
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Hi, I'm building an output stage for an es9108 dac running it in current mode by running it into a virtual ground but I have a question about the offset voltage of the virtual ground. Should I have the virtual ground run at 1/2 the dac supply voltage or is it okay if I run it at 0v?
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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IIRC the DAC has differential current outputs and offset voltage is generally not a problem if the amplifiers have a bipolar supply and the output is with in the common mode range.
 

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coinmaster

Joined Dec 24, 2015
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The output stage is bipolar, I'm just not sure if the dac can achieve it's full dynamic range of current into 0v since it does not have a negative supply.
 

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coinmaster

Joined Dec 24, 2015
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In the datasheet I found this
Differential current output is equivalent to a differential voltage source in series with a 781.25Ω
resistor. The differential voltage source has a peak-to-peak output range of 3.05V (0.924*AVCC)
and an output offset of 1.65V (AVCC/2).
So, that basically means it can work into 0v but there will be a DC current offset if I don't set the virtual ground to 1.65v right?
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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In the application circuits at the end of the datasheet there is a node that is referenced as "Vcm". I wasn't thinking about this in terms of an offset, but it may be. I was thinking in terms of the intrinsic offset voltage of an opamp that is required to get the output to be zero.
 
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